Francesca Lemanczyk

Francesca Lemanczyk has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Francesca currently works at WaterAid as the Business Development & Partnerships Lead, a position they have held since May 2023. Before that, they worked as a Partnerships Manager at WaterAid from April 2019 to June 2023.

Prior to joining WaterAid, Francesca worked at Plan International UK as the Senior Programme Development Team Manager from May 2018 to April 2019. Francesca was also employed at Save the Children UK, where they held multiple roles including Acting Commercial Team Manager, DFID Partnerships (October 2017 to May 2018), DFID Bid Manager (January 2015 to October 2017), and Proposal Writer, Global Programmes (March 2015 to February 2016).

Francesca's experience in the development sector also includes working as a Consultant for Unicef Syria Response at UNICEF from February 2014 to December 2014. Francesca previously worked at Unicef UK as a Project Officer from October 2011 to February 2014 and as a Fundraising Initiatives Team Assistant from August 2010 to October 2011.

Francesca has also worked at People With People as a Programme Manager from September 2009 to June 2010, where they were responsible for managing the expenditure budget, fundraising plans, event development, and volunteer recruitment. Francesca's early career includes roles at UNIPAL Palestine as well as Barnardo's, where they worked as an Events Manager.

Overall, Francesca Lemanczyk has extensive experience in business development, partnerships management, programme development, bid management, proposal writing, and project management in the non-profit sector.

Francesca Lemanczyk holds a BA (HONS) degree in Economics and Social Sciences from The University of Manchester. Francesca'sfield of study during their time at the university was Social Anthropology. No further information regarding their education history is provided.